United States v. Richard Devincent, United States of America v. Charles Tashjian

DAVIS, Judge.

Appellants DeVincent and Tashjian were charged in a twenty-four count federal in dictment involving fifteen people. We are now concerned with count one stating a complex RICO conspiracy 1 and with count three charging appellants alone with federal extortion. The jury acquitted appellants (and two others) of count one, 2 then resumed deliberating and the next day returned guilty findings on three counts (not now involved), deliberated again and reported a deadlock on three counts, including count three. A mistrial was declared as to the latter three counts. DeVincent and Tashjian…